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Datasheet

Helopeltis bradyi (tea mosquito)

Summary

  • Last modified
  • 01 August 2016
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Helopeltis bradyi
  • Preferred Common Name
  • tea mosquito
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Helopeltis bradyi Waterhouse

Preferred Common Name

  • tea mosquito

Other Scientific Names

  • Helopeltis ceylonensis
  • Helopeltis romundei

EPPO code

  • HELOBR (Helopeltis bradyi)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Hemiptera
  •                         Suborder: Heteroptera
  •                             Family: Miridae
  •                                 Genus: Helopeltis
  •                                     Species: Helopeltis bradyi

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

AsiaPresent
BangladeshPresentEPPO, 2014
IndiaRestricted distributionEPPO, 2014
-KarnatakaPresentEPPO, 2014
-KeralaPresentEPPO, 2014
-MeghalayaPresentSrikumar et al., 2015a
-Tamil NaduPresentEPPO, 2014; Srikumar et al., 2015b
IndonesiaWidespreadEPPO, 2014
-JavaPresentEPPO, 2014
-Nusa TenggaraPresentEPPO, 2014
-SumatraPresentEPPO, 2014
MalaysiaPresentEPPO, 2014
-Peninsular MalaysiaPresentEPPO, 2014
-SabahPresentEPPO, 2014
SingaporePresentWaterhouse, 1993; EPPO, 2014
Sri LankaPresentEPPO, 2014
VietnamPresentEPPO, 2014

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Anacardium occidentale (cashew nut)AnacardiaceaeMain
Camellia sinensis (tea)TheaceaeMain
Cinchona officinalis (Cinchona tree)RubiaceaeMain
Theobroma cacao (cocoa)SterculiaceaeMain

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Asia: PresentBangladesh: Present
EPPO, 2014Indonesia: Widespread
EPPO, 2014Indonesia: Widespread
EPPO, 2014Indonesia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndonesia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndonesia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia: Restricted distribution
EPPO, 2014India
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia
See regional map for distribution within the countrySri Lanka: Present
EPPO, 2014Malaysia: Present
EPPO, 2014Malaysia
See regional map for distribution within the countryMalaysia
See regional map for distribution within the countrySingapore: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; EPPO, 2014Vietnam: Present
EPPO, 2014
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Asia: PresentBangladesh: Present
EPPO, 2014Indonesia: Widespread
EPPO, 2014Java: Present
EPPO, 2014Sumatra: Present
EPPO, 2014India: Restricted distribution
EPPO, 2014Kerala: Present
EPPO, 2014Karnataka: Present
EPPO, 2014Meghalaya: Present
Srikumar et al. ,2015aTamil Nadu: Present
EPPO, 2014; Srikumar et al. ,2015bSri Lanka: Present
EPPO, 2014Malaysia: Present
EPPO, 2014Peninsular Malaysia: Present
EPPO, 2014Sabah: Present
EPPO, 2014Singapore: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; EPPO, 2014Vietnam: Present
EPPO, 2014
Distribution map (europe)
Distribution map (africa)
Distribution map (north america)
Distribution map (central america)
Distribution map (south america)
Distribution map (pacific) Indonesia: Widespread
EPPO, 2014